Review of Lifelong Learning Festival

Lifelong Learning Festival

I had never encountered this annual festival until I was asked to present on internet security at it this week. I'm so impressed by the breadth and depth of activites with the exact focus its title would indicate.

Lifelong Learning is about all aspects of self-improvement as you move through life. it's not just for retired people or those looking for extra skills, it's about fulfilling your potential and learning about areas that you may know nothing about.

My little talk on viruses and safe behaviour online pales in comparison to the amazing array of topics available over the week. I was particularly interested in the whole area of FETAC which I was not familiar with at all. If you finished your education before your Leaving Cert, then this offers a way of getting certification for learning new skills without having to go back through the formal exam process.

Well done to all the state and local government organisations involved in this, a big success for you all.

Rated 5/5 on Apr 10 2008

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Review of Bobby movie

I've never really known much about the Bobby Kennedy story except for contextual info around JFK. This movie passed me by on its cinema release and I just spotted it on Sky Movies. The description sounded good along with an all-star cast.

I haven't finished watching it and I don't know if I will. It is a terribly frustrating movie. The entire thing seems to be built around the activities in the hotel where he is coming to on the day he is shot. So lots of scenes involving campaign aides, hotel staff, alcoholic singers and others hanging around. This is intercut with actual footage of Bobby in those few days.

The problem is that I don't really care about the people in the hotel. If it was all real footage it would be a far more interesting movie. I know they are trying to give some sense of what it was like to "live" during that time, from Vietnam to economic problems etc. But it just isn't interesting.

I may update if I get to the end but I think I'll just try and source a documentary instead

Review of Weeds

This is one of those TV series that didn't catch my eye when it launched other than to make me think it'd be a one joke comedy.


Then on my summer holidays I caught the first episode of Season 2 and loved every second of it. You of course know what happened next; bittorrent of all of Season 1 and 2.


We've been watching 2 episodes at a time given that it unusually is only 30 minutes long. Comedy Dramas like this from the US are nearly always an hour.


The writing is just brilliant and the acting does it justice. Apart from the truly wonderful Mary Louise Parker in the lead role as the weed dealing soccer mom, Elizabeth Perkins is hysterical, the accountant makes me laugh every time he speaks and her brother in law is fabulously naughty. His words of wisdom on whacking off to his nephew was one of the funniest scenes ever on TV.


I find the "right-on" black characters a bit too cool but other than that it is one of the finest shows to come out of the US in the past three years.

Review of Abit NF7

This trusty piece of kit has just kept on going for years now. First as my desktop motherboard and now as the server one. Never had a minutes hassle from it. Came with a decent range of built in peripherals. Overclocking is very possible but it gave me non-stop problems so I gave up. Basic features are:

• NVIDIA nForce2 Based
• AMD K7 Mainboard
• FSB333
• Dual DDR400
• AGP 8X
  

Long in the tooth now but if you get a second hand PC with one in it, rest assured it'll do the trick.

UPDATE: Sadly a bad HDD recently blew both the motherboard and PSU. Trying to find a similar one so I can reuse the peripherals but just a bit too old.

Review of Argolon Solutions Ltd

Argolon Solutions Ltd,12 The Priory, Old Chapel, Co Cork, C1, Ireland


What a fantastic Company. I love love love these guys. Sooper de dooper in fact. Top notch blokes.

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Rated 5/5 on Jul 31 2007 by Argolon on Blogger

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